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“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
30JUN25 0222Z NZNR NZHN KipOnTheGround Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -82 ft/m 670 nm 02:37 View
30JUN25 0053Z NZNR NZHN Rlydeadly Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -60 ft/m 211 nm 00:55 View
30JUN25 0041Z NZNR NZHN Chase648 Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -226 ft/m 5416 nm 00:39 View
30JUN25 0032Z NZNR NZHN Captain Cocktail Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) -135 ft/m 195 nm 00:45 View
30JUN25 0030Z NZNR NZHN Justjohn12345 Cessna 400 (COL4) -48 ft/m 170 nm 01:03 View
30JUN25 0027Z NZNR NZHN T.J. Turner LearFan 2100 08 -159 ft/m 149 nm 00:43 View
30JUN25 0025Z NZNR NZHN Cosmicpulsar Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -213 ft/m 123 nm 00:31 View
30JUN25 0024Z NZNR NZHN ChaseButters Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -102 ft/m 153 nm 00:38 View
30JUN25 0021Z NZNR NZHN Tomi009 Cessna Citation Mustang (C510) -258 ft/m 152 nm 00:37 View
30JUN25 0021Z NZNR NZHN Flightsimmax Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -144 ft/m 146 nm 00:36 View
30JUN25 0020Z NZNR NZHN Dbrito Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -165 ft/m 146 nm 00:35 View
15JUN25 0926Z NZNR NZHN PAPA974 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -171 ft/m 133 nm 00:52 View
01JUN25 0626Z NZCH NZHN Asgard2006 ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -311 ft/m 362 nm 01:15 View
09MAY25 1831Z NZOH NZHN Raul Louro Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -66 ft/m 194 nm 00:51 View
17APR25 0132Z NZWO NZHN PVPilot Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -18 ft/m 168 nm 00:21 View
11APR25 1519Z NZGS NZHN J.A. Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -251 ft/m 593 nm 04:43 View
20MAR25 1701Z NZWN NZHN Staghound Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (F22) -153 ft/m 219 nm 00:17 View
14MAR25 0223Z NZWN NZHN Davi Pereira ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -213 ft/m 212 nm 00:57 View
10MAR25 0352Z NZSL NZHN Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -66 ft/m 100 nm 00:43 View
01MAR25 0924Z NZNR NZHN VAF278 Roberto Airbus A-400M (A400) -451 ft/m 130 nm 00:24 View